| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 26 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackpool FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 23 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -23 | 16 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -19 | 17 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -22 | 12 |
